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Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and p
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absent-minded - to be forgetful My
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add up (to something) - to mean som
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ahead of schedule - before the time
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all for (someone or something) - to
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all set - to be ready to begin, to
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amount to (something) - to become s
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as Idioms as a last resort - if eve
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as one - as if a group were one per
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assault and battery - a criminal ch
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at fault - to be responsible for so
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at once - immediately The police ca
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at the bottom of the ladder - at th
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at times - sometimes, occasionally
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B back Idioms back and forth - back
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ack to the salt mines - to return t
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argain for (something) - to anticip
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e into (something) - to be interest
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ear (something) out - to prove that
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eat up (someone) - to harm someone
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ehind schedule - unable to do somet
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et on the wrong horse - to misjudge
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ide one`s time - to patiently wait
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ite the hand that feeds you - to ha
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low one's top/stack - to become ver
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. blue blood - someone from a noble
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ottom line - the result or final ou
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eak down - to stop working because
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eak (someone's) fall - to lessen th
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ew a plot - to make a plot The gene
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ing (someone) to - to wake someone
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to be broke - to have no money I sp
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ump off (someone) - to kill someone
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urst in on (someone or something) -
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utter (someone) up - to flatter som
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y and large - on the whole, conside
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y the month - one month at a time T
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C calculated risk - an action that
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call out to (someone) - to shout to
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can`t see the forest for the trees
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carry the ball - to be in charge of
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cast Idioms cast around/about for (
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catch a cold - to become sick with
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catch (someone) red-handed - to fin
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chance (something) - to risk doing
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cheek by jowl - side by side, in cl
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chisel (someone) out of (something)
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clear sailing - to be an easy situa
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close call/shave - an accident that
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cold fish - a distant and unfeeling
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come back - to return to the place
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come from nowhere - to come as a su
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come on the scene - to appear in a
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come through (something) - to compl
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come to mind - to enter into one's
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come what may - no matter what migh
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cook the books - to cheat in bookke
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count (someone) in - to include som
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crack open a book - to open a book
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the creeps - a strong feeling of fe
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cry bloody murder - to scream like
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cut a wide swath - to attract a lot
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cut one's losses - to reduce one's
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D daily grind - the everyday work r
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day in and day out - regularly, all
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dead set against (something) - to b
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deem it to be necessary - to believ
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dig in - to begin eating "Let`s dig
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divide and conquer - to split an op
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do one`s best - to try to do someth
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do with (something) - to benefit fr
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a dose of one's own medicine - the
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down on one's luck - to be unlucky,
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a drag on (someone) - a burden to s
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draw to a close - to end The tourna
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drop Idioms drop a bombshell - to a
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drop names - to mention the names o
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Dutch courage - unusual or artifici
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E each and every - every "I want ea
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easy does it - doing something slow
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eat one`s words - to admit being wr
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elbow (someone) out of (somewhere)
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every Idioms every cloud has a silv
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. everything but the kitchen sink -
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eyes are bigger than one`s stomach
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facts of life - the facts about sex
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fall behind - to fail to keep up wi
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fall into place - to fit together,
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. a falling-out (with someone) - a
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fast talker - a con artist, a cleve
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feel Idioms feel at home - to feel
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feel put upon - to feel that someon
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fight against time - to hurry to do
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find it in one's heart to (do somet
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fire a gun - to shoot a gun I fired
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fish or cut bait - to do something
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fit the mold - to do what you expec
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flesh (something) out - to make som
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fly into the face of danger - to ta
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follow the crowd - to do what every
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for all I know - according to the i
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for instance - for example "For ins
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for that matter - about something,
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for the world - under any condition
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foul up - to do badly, to mess some
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frighten (someone) out of his or he
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from now on - from this moment forw
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from way back - since a long time a
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G gain ground - to go forward, to m
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get a dirty look from (someone) - t
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get a raw deal - to receive unfair
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get ahold of (someone or something)
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get away with (something) - to do s
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get cracking - to hurry up, to star
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get in on (something) - to become i
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get it - to understand something, t
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get off (someone`s) back - to leave
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get one's ducks in a row - to put o
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get one's sea legs - to become accu
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get rid of (something) - to give or
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get (something) straight - to under
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get the feel of (something) - to be
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get the runaround - to receive a se
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get to the bottom of (something) -
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get wise to (someone or something)
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give credence to (someone or someth
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give out - to fail, to wear out We
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give (someone) a hard time - to tea
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give (someone) the benefit of the d
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give (someone) the third degree - t
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. giveaway - something that is give
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go ahead - to move forward It was d
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go at it tooth and nail - to fight
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go for broke - to risk everything o
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go into hock - to go into debt I do
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go on a binge - to do too much of s
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go over big/well with (someone) - t
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go through - to be approved, to pas
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go to one`s head - to become concei
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go whole hog - to do everything pos
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gone to meet one's maker - to be de
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grab a bite (to eat) - to get somet
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green - to be inexperienced or imma
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grunt work - hard and thankless wor
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H had best (do something) - should
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hammer (something) home - try hard
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hand over (someone or something) to
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hang a right - turn to the right We
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hang out one`s shingle - notify the
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as hard as nails - physically very
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a hassle - a bothersome thing It is
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have a chip on one's shoulder - see
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have a good mind to (do something)
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have a lot going (for one) - have m
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have a run of bad luck - have a per
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have a way with (someone or somethi
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have an out - have an excuse The te
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have egg on one`s face - be embarra
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have it - claim, say Rumor has it t
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have none of (something) - not tole
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have one`s feet on the ground - be
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have other fish to fry - have other
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have (something) going for one - ha
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have (something) to do with (someth
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have the Midas touch - have the abi
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hazard a guess/opinion - make a gue
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a head shrinker - a psychiatrist Th
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heart of gold - a kind/generous/for
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help oneself to (something) - take
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high and low - everywhere We looked
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hire out (someone) - accept/give a
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hit parade - a list of songs arrang
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hit the hay - go to bed I decided t
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Hobson's choice - the choice betwee
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hold good - continue, endure, last
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hold one`s tongue - keep quiet He d
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hold still - to not move "Please ho
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hold water - be a sound idea His pr
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to hook up (something) - connect or
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hot Idioms hot air - nonsense, exag
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How`s that? - what did you say? "Ho
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hustle and bustle - a large amount
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ill-disposed to (do something) - no
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in a hole - in some trouble, in an
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in a pinch - okay when nothing else
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in a word - briefly, to sum up In a
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in arms - armed, angry and ready to
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in case - if, if something should h
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in deep - seriously mixed up in som
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in essence - basically I was told i
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in good hands - in the safe and com
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in horror - with intense shock or d
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in line - standing and waiting in a
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in on (something) - joining togethe
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in one's opinion - according to one
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in other words - in a different (us
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in practice - well-practiced, well-
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in return for (someone or something
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in single file - lined up, one behi
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in stock - available or ready to se
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in the balance - in an undecided st
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in the clouds - far from real life,
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in the hole - having a score lower
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in the mood for (something) - feel
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in the saddle - in command, in cont
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in the wind - soon to happen, being
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in transit - in the process of bein
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ins and outs of (something) - all t
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issue a call for (something) - make
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jockey for position - try to push o
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judging by (something) - considerin
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jump to conclusions - make a quick
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K kangaroo court - an illegal court
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keep a tight/close rein on (someone
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keep house - look after a house or
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keep one's hand in (something) - re
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keep one`s wits about one - stay ca
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keep (someone) up - prevent someone
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keep time - keep the beat, keep the
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keyed up - excited, nervous I was k
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kick up one`s heels - have a good t
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kiss and tell - participate in some
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knock on wood - knock on something
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knock (something) off - finish/do s
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know one's place - know the behavio
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know what's what - know the facts a
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L a labor of love - something done
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lap up (something) - eagerly take i
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laugh all the way to the bank - mak
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lay eyes on (someone or something)
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lay one's hands on (something) - fi
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lay waste (to something) - destroy
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lead the way - go first and show ot
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learn (something) the hard way - le
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leave (someone) flat - fail to ente
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leave/let well enough alone - be sa
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let Idioms let alone (something) -
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let one's emotions show - be emotio
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let (someone) have it - hit someone
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let (something) slide - neglect som
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a license to (do something) - the p
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not lift a finger/hand - not do any
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like a ton of bricks - strongly or
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like one of the family - as if some
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lion's share (of something) - the l
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live beyond one's means - spend mor
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live out of a suitcase - stay away
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lock (something) up - to be assured
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look for (something) - try to find
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look like the cat that ate/swallowe
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look to (something) - attend to som
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lose one's head over (someone or so
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lose weight - to decrease one's wei
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low man on the totem pole - the lea
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M mad as a hatter - crazy My neighb
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make a check out (to someone) - wri
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make a killing - make a large amoun
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make a play for (someone) - try to
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make an exception (for someone) - s
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make eyes at (someone) - flirt with
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make it one's business to (do somet
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make nothing of (something) - ignor
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make out - to progress, to do well
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make short work of (something) - fi
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make (something) right/good - repla
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make up one`s mind - decide somethi
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mark Idioms mark down (a price) - l
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a matter-of-fact manner/way - simpl
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meat and potatoes - basic and stron
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mention (someone or something) in p
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mind the store - take care of local
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to mix up (something) - to confuse
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mop the floor up with (someone) - b
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. the morning after (the night befo
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murder on (something) - very destru
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N nail down (someone or something)
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neither fish nor fowl - something t
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a new deal - a complete change, a f
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a nine-to-five-job - a job with reg
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no hard feelings - no anger or rese
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no sooner said than done - somethin
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none the wiser - not knowing any mo
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not able to go on - to be unable to
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not for a moment - not at all, neve
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not hurt a flea - to not harm anyth
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not move a muscle - to remain perfe
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not tell a (living) soul - to not r
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nothing down - to not require a dow
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nowhere near - not nearly There wer
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O occur to (someone) - to come into
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of course - certainly, definitely,
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off-center - to be not exactly in t
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off season - to be not in the busy
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off the wagon - to begin to drink a
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on a shoestring - to do something w
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on board - to be on a ship/plane or
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on good terms with (someone) - to b
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on medication - taking medicine for
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on one's own time - not while one i
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on (someone`s) back/case - making d
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on the bandwagon - to do or join so
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on the eve of (something) - just be
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on the lookout for (someone or some
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on the right track - to be followin
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on the wagon - to be not drinking a
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on top of the world - feeling very
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. one Idioms one and all - everyone
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one of these days - someday in the
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an open-and-shut case - something (
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open the door to (something) - to p
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other fish to fry - other more impo
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out like a light - to have fallen a
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Computer equipment becomes out-of-d
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out of one`s shell - to move from s
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out of sight - to be unbelievable/s
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"You have no money so going to Braz
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The man is out on bail after being
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I told my friend over and over that
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P pack a punch/wallop - to provide
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palm (something) off on (someone) -
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pass Idioms pass away - to die His
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. a passport to (something) - somet
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pay dirt - dirt in which much gold
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pay (someone) a compliment - to com
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a penny saved is a penny earned - m
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pick a quarrel with (someone) - to
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pick up a radio wave etc. - to catc
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a piece of cake - easy That job was
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pinch-hit for (someone) - to substi
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pitch a tent - to put up a tent We
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play ball with (someone) - to coope
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play hard to get - to be coy and sh
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play one`s cards right - to take ad
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play tricks on (someone) - to trick
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plug away at (something) - to keep
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poke fun at (someone) - to joke abo
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to be possessed of (something) - to
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pouring rain - very heavy rain I we
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prick up one's ears - to listen mor
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to be psyched out - to be confused
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pull oneself together - to become e
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pull the rug out from under (someon
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put a cap on (something) - to put a
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put ideas into (someone's) head - t
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put on airs - to act superior to ot
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put one`s foot in one`s mouth - to
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- Page 747 and 748: safety in numbers - to feel safe by
- Page 749 and 750: save face - to preserve one`s good
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- Page 759 and 760: see (someone) home - to accompany s
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- Page 765 and 766: send (someone) packing - to tell so
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- Page 785 and 786: a show of hands - a display of rais
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sit on the fence - to not support a
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sitting pretty - to be in a favorab
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y the skin of one`s teeth - only ju
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slated for (something) - to be sche
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slip through (someone's) fingers -
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smack dab in the middle - right in
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smoke (something) out - to find out
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(not a) snowball`s chance in hell -
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so soon - early, before the regular
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somebody up there loves/hates me -
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sooner or later - eventually "Soone
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speak Idioms speak for itself/thems
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speak with a forked tongue - to tel
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split (someone) up - to separate tw
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no spring chicken - a young person
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square things up with (someone) - t
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stand Idioms (can`t) stand (someone
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stand in (someone's) way - to be a
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stand up - to be strong enough to u
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start out as (something) - to start
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steer clear of (someone or somethin
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stick together - to remain together
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stop Idioms stop-and-go - stopping
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straight from the shoulder - an ope
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strictly on the up-and-up - honest,
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strike (someone) as funny - to seem
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struggle to the death - a bitter st
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stumbling block - something that pr
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sum (something) up - to put somethi
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swear on a stack of Bibles - to pro
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swelled head - a feeling that one i
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take a bath (on something) - to com
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take a leaf out of (someone's) book
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take a stand on (something) - to de
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take back (something) - to admit to
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take in (money) - to receive/get mo
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take it out on (someone or somethin
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take off clothes/shoes etc. - to re
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take one's leave of (someone) - to
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take root - to begin to take hold o
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take (someone) for granted - to acc
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take (something) - to endure someth
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take (something) up with (someone)
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take the Fifth - to hide behind the
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take to (someone or something) - to
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take up with (someone) - to become
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talk (someone) down in price - to c
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taper off - to come to an end littl
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tear off - to leave or depart in a
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tell (someone) to his or her face -
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thick - to be dumb, to be unreasona
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think out (something) - to think so
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thrill (someone) to pieces/death -
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throw cold water on (something) - t
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throw oneself at (someone's) feet -
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throw (something) together - to mak
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thumbs up on (someone or something)
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tie up (traffic) - to slow down tra
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the time is ripe - exactly the righ
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to Idioms to a fault - to do someth
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to one's heart's content - as much
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to the best of one's ability - as w
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to the nth degree - to the greatest
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too clever by half - to be very con
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topsy-turvy - to be upside down, to
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touch off (something) - to start so
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toy with (someone or something) - t
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trick (someone) into (doing somethi
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trump up (something) - to make some
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tug-of-war - a situation in which t
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turn in (something) - to give somet
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turn out (a light) - to make a ligh
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turn (something) to good account -
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turn up - to be found, to be discov
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two-time (someone) - to cheat or be
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under (close) scrutiny - being watc
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under the hammer - up for sale at a
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up against (something) - close to T
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up the river/creek with no paddle -
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up-to-the-minute - the very latest
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V vanish into thin air - disappear
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W wade into - attack, join in The f
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walk out - go on strike More than h
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wash one`s hands of (someone or som
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wear down - make something become l
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weigh down on (someone) - something
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what Idioms what about - about or c
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what`s what - distinguish one thing
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whip up - make active, stir to acti
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wildcat strike - a strike not order
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wipe out - remove, kill or destroy
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with an eye/view to (doing somethin
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with the best of them - as well as
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work Idioms work in - rub in We spe
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world is one`s oyster - everything
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write off - remove (an amount) from
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Y yakety-yak - a lot of talk about
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You don`t say! - used to show surpr
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Z zero hour - the exact time when a